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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ventricular ... independent prognostic value ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... leftward ventricular ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... 85% of predicted value ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... recommend cut-off values ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Obtain EKG if: ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... getting 12 lead ECG ... #ultrasound #Cardiology